Postcode · Darlington
Crime in DL2 3EZ
How much crime is recorded in DL2 3EZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,400 (2024)
DL2 3EZDarlington
How safe is DL2 3EZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DL2 3EZ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
DL2 3EZNational
Burglary12.89.1
Violence and sexual offences9.423.6
Criminal damage and arson9.04.7
Other theft7.04.5
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Public order1.44.6
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 47% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.